Item: StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA)
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use StarWind Hyper Converged Appliance to have an easy solution for virtualisation. Since we don't need any huge setup StarWind Hyper Converged Appliance was the right solution for us. With StarWind Hyper Converged Appliance we get what we need without paying an overprice as with many of the other vendors.

Pros and Cons

Easy to use
Nice support
Affordable

Bether web manage GUI

Return on Investment

Reduced harware
Less power consuming
Consolidation

Support Rating

We are actually not sure that AI-based proactive premium support works or is configured or installed as it should be.
But that feature is very nice to have and takes the load off our technicians.

Reliability and Availability

No downtime that has to do with Star winds products.
but other downtimes that cased by the administartors.

Alternatives Considered

The price, StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) had a much more attractive price.

Key Insights

Do you think StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA)'s feature set?

Yes

Did StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

In small to medium setups, StarWind Hyper Converged Appliance is a good choice. And I think it is a good HyperConverged set up to start your first virtualisation with.
In very large scale setups I'm not sure that StarWind Hyper Converged Appliance is the right solution. But maybe it could be.

Affordable and easy

Overall Satisfaction with StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA)